The tail feathers were fflying

on this windy day.

I spotted this Pin tailed Whydah in my neighbour's garden. They are about 12cm (4.7 inches) and the breeding male's tail adds another 20cm (7.8).

[KoalaGardens🐨]

oh that is so good - stunning presentation

[Dawn]

Wow that’s a long tail and a nice capture

[amyK]

Great capture

[tony gig]

Amazing...

[Issi Bannerman]

LOVE this!

[moni kozi]

Oh wooow! That is amazing. I've never seen one before.

[narayani]

Wow! What a tail!

[Susan Wakely]

Fabulous tail feathers and capture.

[winghong_ho]

So nice to see it.

[Kathy A]

Such an amazing tail

[Lee]

Beautiful.

[Valerie Chesney]

Wonderful capture of this gorgeous bird...fav

[katy]

He is such an unusual looking bird and, although I think you have posted one before I don’t think we’ve had this perfect perspective of it. Fabulous light. FAV

[Mags]

Love that tail!

[Kartia]

Amazing tail. What preening it must require!

[Allison Maltese]

What a wonderful composition with that sweep of branch and curling tail feathers. The bit of blur lets you know that it was a windy day.

[Pam]

Amazing bird! Beautiful shot.

[Korcsog Károly]

Fantastic shot!

[Milanie]

Great shot of those tail feathers

[Carole Sandford]

Wow such a long tail!

[Heather]

Wow! What a super capture and composition! Fav

[Elisabeth Sæter]

Lovely shot

[Ann H. LeFevre]

How in the world do they fly and not get those feathers caught in something?! Great shot!

[George]

Amazing.

[Babs]

Wow what a long tail.

[Glover Shearron, Jr.]

Yeah, you outdid yourself with this gem of a shot, so good!

[Rick]

Wow, what a specimen. Great capture.

[Diana]

@koalagardens @Dawn @amyk @tonygig @jamibann @monikozi @narayani @wakelys @wh2021 @kjarn @gamelee @happysnaps @grammyn @marlboromaam @kartia @falcon11 @pamalama @kork @milaniet @carole_sandford @365projectorgheatherb @elisasaeter @olivetreeann @gaf005 @onewing @ggshearron @rickster549 Thanks for the great comments and favs, they are very much appreciated :-)